When you find out you’re pregnant, you’ll go through a broad range of feelings and thoughts. Making the most of this precious time by educating yourself on how to stay healthy while pregnant is an excellent place to start. You’re giving your child a head start on life even before they’re born when you do this. Using these recommendations, you can ensure that your pregnancy is as healthy as possible.

See Your Doctor

The first thing you will need to do when you find out that you are pregnant is to make an appointment to see your doctor. You’ll be checked over and registered for antenatal care, which includes scan checkups to ensure that your baby is growing as it should. Being under a doctor’s care throughout your pregnancy will help to alleviate anxiety and worries and ensure that every aspect of your baby’s development is looked after. 

Eat Well

When you’re pregnant, you eat for two, as the old adage goes. Although this does not necessarily mean that you will need to eat more (although some women do find that their hunger increases), it does mean that you should think carefully about what you eat since it impacts not just you, but the baby as well. Throughout your pregnancy, try to eat a nutritious, well-balanced diet. This includes eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, as well as protein, carbs, dairy products, and two servings of fatty fish per week.

Exercise 

Exercising while pregnant offers several advantages, keeping you fit and healthy, which helps your baby do the same. Exercise will be easier in the first and second trimesters than in the third when you’re bigger, and a t that time, you may need to convert from land-based to water-based programmes since they are gentler on your body. Whatever workout you choose, be sure it’s gentle and doesn’t cause you to overexert yourself. Ideally, you should enrol in a pregnancy-specific class to guarantee that you are doing the right thing.

Quit Smoking 

If you are a smoker, you will definitely need to quit while pregnant (and ideally not take it up again after your baby arrives). Smoking increases the risk of premature birth and low birth weight, and stillbirths. It can be difficult for people to give up smoking, but it is such a crucial thing to do that you must try. 

Quit Drinking 

When you consume alcohol, it can quickly reach your baby via the placenta and have a harmful impact on the developing infant. Although some sources claim that a little amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy, the fact is that there isn’t enough research to tell how safe it really is, and it’s best to avoid it entirely rather than accept any extra risks.

Enjoy Yourself

If there is one thing to remember about being pregnant, and an excellent way to have a healthy pregnancy, it’s to enjoy yourself. You might indeed be feeling nauseated, you might be finding it hard to move around, perhaps you’re missing your morning coffee or your evening glass of wine, but when you consider all the good things you can do and what the outcome will be, you’ll see it’s all worthwhile. Being pregnant is a unique time in your life, even if you have multiple children – every pregnancy is different. Make a pregnancy journal to look back on when you’re feeling down – this will help you stay healthy and happy.